Vansant, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 881.

Males: 415	(47.1%)
Females: 466	(52.9%)

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24656.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,280 (it was $26,250 in 2000)

Vansant:	$34,280
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,645 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Vansant:	$118,645
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $118,271; Detached houses: $144,202; Mobile homes: $22,163

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Races in Vansant:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Vansant: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.7%), English (13.1%), Irish (5.5%), German (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Dutch (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 7.85 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Vansant

High school or higher: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vansant CDP

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Vansant, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vansant to the number of sex offenders is 441 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Vansant:	0.7% ($378)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (63.5 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (142.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (421.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Grundy, VA (1.9 miles ), Haysi, VA (3.3 miles) , Elkhorn City, KY (3.8 miles ), Clinchco, VA (3.9 miles ), Cedarville, KY (4.0 miles) , Honaker, VA (4.0 miles ), Fedscreek, KY (4.0 miles ), Raven, VA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.23 N, Longitude: 82.10 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (31%)
Mining (14%)
Health care (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Water transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (10%)
Construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Therapists (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)

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Average climate in Vansant, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Vansant-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the Vansant place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 54.9 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Vansant:

BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; GRUNDY, VA)
CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; RICHLANDS, VA)
DICKENSON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CLINTWOOD, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Vansant, VA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vansant:

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)

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Cemetery: Looney Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Fork (A), Devil Branch (B), Clear Fork Branch (C), Stagger Branch (D), Big Rock Branch (E), Big Prater Creek (F), Big Lick Branch (G), Bens Branch (H), Turkey Pen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vansant and their reported violations in the past:

BUCHANAN CO PSA (Population served: 16596, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

GRASSEY CREEK-BC PSA (Population served: 442, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-15-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-29-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.9%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	17.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vansant, VA

Vansant compared to Virginia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Vansant (2009 data):

Trupoint Bank: Anchorage Branch at Anchorage Shopping Center, branch established on 1976-01-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $501.4 mil, Deposits: $393.9 mil, headquarters in Grundy, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Miners And Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Vansant mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (68%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Coal or coke (2%) No fuel used (2%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Vansant

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	40.1%	36.4%	7.8%	4.1%	3.4%
Congregations	18.0%	24.0%	12.0%	10.0%	10.0%

Name	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%	0.8%
Congregations	8.0%	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%	12.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

3.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,378 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.54%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tazewell County, VA	0.55% ($27,821 average AGI)
from Russell County, VA	0.27% ($16,737)
from Dickenson County, VA	0.24% ($26,882)

4.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tazewell County, VA	0.94% ($32,194 average AGI)
to Russell County, VA	0.67% ($34,208)
to Washington County, VA	0.41% ($54,724)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vansant:

WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WGTH (540 AM; 1 kW; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vansant:

WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WDIC-FM (92.1 FM; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Vansant:

W07DA (Channel 7; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: THE VA-KY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Rt 83 1.5 Mi S, Type: Building, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: KSQ251
Assigned Frequencies : 151.190 MHz, 151.265 MHz, 151.280 MHz, 151.370 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz
Grant Date: 05/01/2003, Expiration Date: 07/22/2013, Certifier: Ryan G Murphy
Registrant: Fcca, 4045 Jockey St, Charlton, NY 12019, Phone: (518) 399-6755, Fax: (518) 399-6755, Email:
Plant Ofc Hwy Us 460, Call Sign: WAT626, Licensee ID: L00103121
Assigned Frequencies : 457.625 MHz
Grant Date: 03/30/1999, Expiration Date: 04/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/13/2004
Registrant: Mc Clure Concrete Co Inc, Richlands, VA 24641, Phone: (703) 964-9682
Dspch Base Weller Yd, Yardmaster Office, Weller Yard, 2132 Weller Road (911), Type: Pole, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: KUB971, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 01/19/2002, Expiration Date: 02/24/2012, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St, Ne Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

VANSANT, Lat: 37.162389 Lon: -82.126806, Call Sign: WQFP359
Assigned Frequencies : 956.318 MHz
Grant Date: 08/30/2006, Expiration Date: 08/30/2016, Certifier: Shannon Justice
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
STATION, Va Rt 83, Overall height: 6.7 m, Call Sign: KTI85
Assigned Frequencies : 2139.60 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2000, Expiration Date: 07/10/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/27/2008
Registrant: Department Of State Police, 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23261-7472, Phone: (804) 674-4644, Fax: (804) 674-2602, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vansant)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 22310 , Serial Number: 15068210, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/1968
Registrant (Individual): Anthony D Viers, Rr 1 Box 516, Vansant, VA 24656

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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